my best guess is with all the money and influence Miscrosofdt has they will eventualy get what they want

When Ruper Murduct of Fox Network New Corp Fame tried to buy the Wall Street Journal he was given a HUGHE thumbs down by everyone he kept upiing the antte and finalt the family with control interest in the Jouran ldecided they could not turn down his obscence offer
So as afar a Microsoft goes, they will pay what they need to go get it is they want it bad enough not to mention that yahoo's value has dropped from lack on online sales and after the annoucmenet was madeo fthe offer Yahoo stock went up 50% for the day

MONEY TALKS that simple and miscrosoft has all it needs
bside which as one anaylist said and i assume he was joking "$44.6 billion is not an issue for Microsoft, they have that much in their petty cash"
Somebody will buy Yahoo the only question is who, when and for how much Gates and freidns will neevr let google keep their control as best search engine, what bill gates wants bill gates buys